Description: She wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt. She is portly but not overly obese. She has no hair. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. Shax was born on a far eastern mountains where she grew up under the tutelage of her father, an expert Dilettante. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by giants. Shax was horrified and prayed that her mother was alright. However, she heard that her mother had died fighting off the giants.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: Iolite (70 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Red-brown spinel (70 gp).

Description: This slender man stands about 5'6". He is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. His dark red hair is thinning but still full. His eyes are likewise red.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. When triggered he is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

History: He got into the Bather business at a young age. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He has worked as a Bather like his father before him.

Motivation: To pay off his debts; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Addict, Insane. Bonds: Criminal record, Job, Adventurer, Debt. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 1300 gp. Carnelian (60 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (5 gp). Red spinel (80 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (700 gp). Rose (60 gp).

Description: She stands about 4'11" and likes to wear blue tank tops with green skirt. Her right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are amber.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Mella lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Before the accident, she was one of the most outspoken anti-Halfling activists. She was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Halfling doctor. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Doctor they were divorced and she won custody of their son. She worked as a Tailor, and she later adopted a second son.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found.

Flaws: Depressed, Racist. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 1000 sp. Violet garnet (600 gp). Chrysoberyl (160 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This late middle aged woman wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents and is in decent physical shape. She wears her auburn hair up. Her gray eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. She was a friend to animals and a trickster. In her defense of animals however she would do severe harm to people. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs.

Flaws: Addict, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Nature. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 36000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with small hat. Her blonde hair is long and unkept. Her eyes are gray.

Personality: She is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Like her mother and her sister before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Tanner. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Job. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: This dark-skinned male wears many layers of old clothing at all times. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. His hair is auburn and curly. His violet eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: He was raised in a forest tribe. Ostracized due to the martial powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Gnomes became a terror of the countryside. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 2000 gp. Obsidian (15 gp). Pink pearl (70 gp). Blue quartz (15 gp). Star rose quartz (70 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). Coral (70 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). Sard (70 gp). Jasper (70 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). White pearl (70 gp). Azurite (15 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She wears suspenders and white workpants. Her shirt is yellow, and she wears a heavy white leather apron most of the time. Her hair, while still mostly silver, has prominent grey streaks. Her eyes are likewise blue.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her mother.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. Her mother worked until she suffered an accident while they were digging through a hill for a new route. She had to support her now crippled mother and took her mother's old job. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and marry her brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Family, Enemies. Occupation: Painter

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 3000 gp. Iolite (50 gp). Aquamarine (1500 gp). Freshwater pearl (8 gp). Violet garnet (1500 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). Violet garnet (1500 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). Brown-green garnet (60 gp).